Attachment for fountain-pens.



"A. NAPOLITANO. ATTACHMENT FOR FOUNTAIN PENS;

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 23, 1910.

1,01 5,702. Patented Jan. 23, 1912.

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it known that I, ALFRED 'NAPOLITANO, a subjectof the King of Italy, andresiding at Lake Charles, in the parish of Calcasieu and State ofLouisiana, have invented an improved Attachment for Fountain-Pens, oiwhich the following is a specification. I My invention is an'improvementin the of devices which are applied to founit tai'n pens for holdingthem securely in a Vest or other garment pocket.

attachment is a spring bar provided at one end with a clawor prong -andat the other so constructed as to adapt it to be se- :cnred to thehodyorcap of. a fountain'pen.

- A special feature of the'device is the con- I notion of the tree endof the same wherefbut to be readily detached when it is ed to withdrawthe pen, y Y the accompanying drawing, Figure .1 is side View bf afountain pen with my attatnnent securedtheretc. -Fig. 2is a perctive'view of-the attachment propen She device consists of a thin and narrow.'ing-bar whosebody' or middle portion is ved outward 'andywhose flatshank' 1 is ached-to the cap-of a fountain pen. A .arp inwardlyprojecting claw or prong 2 is formed near the free end of the bar, andthe terminal portion extending beyond the prong is "curved outward andformedfla's a hook 4;, whose outer side is rounded. Between such prong 2and hook; t is a-swell The hook e thus stands ofi or projects awaytronithe pen so that the fingernail may be conveniently inserted beneath it,or between it and the pen, when it is required to httthe i v act ofdetaching the latter from the fabric. 4:

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it. is not only adapted to. engage the clothhpecifieation of LettersEatentn I Patented, Jan; 23, 1912. Y a ire-ant nna December a, 1910.serial no 599,039.

prong out of the garment in order toremovethepen from the pocket.

- Between the claw 2 and the hook 4: there is an inward swell orprojection 3, which serves in a measure to prevent the finger fromcoming in contact with the claw' in the It will be understood,therefore, that, when the pen is inserted in the pocket, the free end ofthe attaching device slides down over the lapv oi?- the same, and thenthe claw or prong 2 automatically penetrates and engages the fabric,whereby the pen is heldlt is important that the outer side of the hook 4shall be rounded in order that the same shall not catch in the clothingthat may overlie it. 1 What'I claim is The combination with a penot thede scribed attachment consisting] of a thin spring-bar whose'body iscurved outwardly and provided at its free end with a prong 60 projectinginwardly, and aterminal portion extended beyond said prong and curvedoutwar'dly therefrom, in hook form, and. rounded on the outer side, thehook being thus spaced from the penwhenthe prong is 65 in contacttherewith, as shown and described. v

In testimony whereof, I claim the foregoing as my inven ion, and havesigned in the presence of, thesubscribing witnesses 70 thi eighth day oflDecember, A. D. 1910.

, ALFRED NAPOLKTANQ.

Witnesses:

Ben M. Wnsr,

' T. S. Dane,

